Bana
Makoma Lyrics

I'm riding round and I'm getting' it;
I am accomplishing my goals.

they riding round pretendin'
Others pretend they are successful like me, but they are not.

I been had it, I been done,
I have already succeeded in my endeavors.

I promise that it's all empty
Their claims of success are empty and meaningless.

They say they ridin' Bugatti's,
They claim to drive luxury cars.

Man, put some babies through college
Instead of wasting money on expensive cars, invest in the future generation.

Quit tryna' act like the trap is cool,
Stop trying to glamorize the drug trade.

‘cause we tired hearin' that garbage
We are sick of hearing about criminal activity being portrayed positively.

Hey, bags of white, pints of lean,
Drug references that glorify criminal activity.

I been on dope boys since a teen
I have been surrounded by drug dealers since I was young.

But this ain't what we meant to be,
Criminal activity is not our intended path.

and y'all don't make no sense to me
I do not understand those who pursue a life of crime.

You pump fakin', ain't shootin', ain't killin, ain't doin'
They are all talk and not actually engaging in criminal activity.

Half them thangs you say you doin',
They are only doing half of what they claim to do.

but 116 we stay true an'
I am staying true to my beliefs and faith.

Ain't dope dealin', ain't Po pimpin', talkin' ‘bout my own folk killin'
I am not involved in drug dealing or promoting prostitution and I speak out against violence within my own community.

We on that Jesus soul healin', so serious, gorilla
We are promoting Jesus' message of healing and are serious about our beliefs.

Wild ain't we, can't tame us, been changed, can't change us
We cannot be controlled, and we have already undergone positive change.

1: 16 – You can't shame us.
We are unashamed of our beliefs.

Live that truth; you can't blame us
We are living our truths and cannot be blamed for it.

He was all juiced up, thought he was Tupac‘
Someone was trying to emulate Tupac's persona.

Til ‘dem boys caught him, hit him with them two shots
He was shot after involving himself in criminal activity.

Now, he in the station singin' like he T-Pain
He is implicating others in his crime to save himself.

The bullets made him lean, now I guess he's 2 Chains
The shooting seriously harmed him with lasting consequences.

He bought that Bentley kit and wrapped it ‘round a 300
He bought cheaper materials and tried to pass them off as more expensive ones.

No matter how you put it, boy, that's still a 300
The reality of the situation is that the car is not as luxurious as he claims it is.

Stop that fakin' and the flatchin' cut it off
Stop pretending and being dishonest.

Frontin' like your paper longer than the Power Ball
Lying about the amount of money you have.

He think he Scarface, guess he ain't seen the movie
He thinks he is a gangster like the character in the movie Scarface.

Keep on fakin' ‘til you face down in a Jacuzzi
Keep lying until you end up dead.

With some killas in you room with some real guns
Being surrounded by real criminals with deadly weapons.

That don't make noise and ain't plastic but they real guns
They have real, lethal weapons that are not toys.

Real recognize real; introduce ya' self
Authentic people can recognize each other, so be truthful and introduce yourself.

Careful with that cannon boy; you might just shoot ya' self
Be careful with the dangerous activities you partake in, as they may end up hurting you.

Somebody wake em', tell em' to stop fakin'
Someone needs to wake them up and tell them to stop pretending.

Before they end up lyin' in the woods buck naked
Before they end up dead and discarded in an isolated area.

These killas fulla' them demons, while you pretendin' you Scarface
Real criminals have troubling influences, while you glamorize criminal activity.

You ain't really no ghetto boy,
You are not really a person from the ghetto.

Why you fakin' that hard face?
Why are you pretending to have a tough, criminal persona?

That just made him furious; somebody call Fishburne
This made him angry, and he is calling for backup.

Tell these boys in the hood 40 cal hits burn
Tell the criminals that their weapons will only lead to their destruction.

And hell burns hotter, I turn to the Father
The consequences of bad choices are worse in the afterlife, and he turns to God for guidance.

I prayin', "Lord forgive em' ‘cause they lyin' like Mufasa
He is praying for forgiveness for those who are being dishonest and deceptive.

They got these eight' graders with they eyes on a choppa
They are corrupting young people with the promise of material success through criminal activity.

I pray the Lord save ‘em ‘fo He drop ‘em and make ‘em stop it
He is praying for young people to be saved from a life of crime before they are harmed or incarcerated.

So I guess that make you, yes that make you
These individuals are guilty of faking their success and lifestyle.

That make you a faker!
Calling them out for being dishonest.